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One of the region's leading law firms has called on families to 'have an uncomfortable chat' to safeguard family finances.
Francesca Harwood, an expert in law for the elderly at QualitySolicitors Mander Cruickshank, said growing cases of people with dementia meant financial exploitation is a problem.
"It is a worrying trend, which is both avoidable and in need of placing under the spotlight," said Ms Harwood.
"According to figures released by the Alzheimers Society currently we have 800,000 with dementia in Britain and by 2021 this will be over a million, which will open the possibility of more people being prone to abuse," she said.
She said the charity has warned the problem with financial abuse of those suffering with dementia is now a noted problem with 15 per cent of social care professionals saying they know of clients who have been abused, whilst 62 per cent of them say their loved one has been targeted by unsolicited calls or questionable sales people, added Ms Harwood.
Ms Harwood, whose firm have offices in both Coalville and Hinckley, said many people were oblivious of the Mental Capacity Act 2005, which will allow people to manage money on behalf of loved ones under a contract known as lasting power of attorney agreements.
"A lasting power of attorney allows another person to make decisions where a person has lost mental capacity, but they can only be set up when the person is still able to make decisions for themselves," she said.
"It means families will have to have an uncomfortable chat, but it is necessary to safeguard an increasing number of people," she added.
Currently according to research by the Alzheimers Society only 44 per cent of people with dementia in the UK are ever diagnosed.
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At the end of the Gospel today we hear the opening words of Jesus's ministry: "Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand." How fitting it is that these are the words that mark the beginning of his ministry.
Because these are not words that deal with doom and gloom. These are not words that are designed to strike fear in our hearts or souls. Instead, these are words of both comfort and love. These are words that invite us to love.
Is it any surprise then the invitation of Christ to be his follower, to prepare to follow him into the kingdom of Heaven, is similar to that? Christ does not say, Love me because if you don't, you face the fires of hell. Instead, he says simply: "The Kingdom of Heaven is at hand" and, if you wish to enter it, then you need to give up your old ways. It is no different than when we fell in love and changed the way we thought, acted and reacted. We realize that being a lover of Christ means that we cannot live the way we used to. We cannot live a life where we are the center of our lives, We must become other directed. Christ has to be at the center of our lives. And it's not just The Christ that we encounter in Church, or in the Eucharist, or in a beautiful icon or a stained glass window, instead it is the Christ that we see around us every day – the broken, the despairing, the lonely, the sick, and the oppressed. And the beauty as well. Every time we open our eyes and see Christ in another, we move a little closer to seeing Christ Himself. Every time we see Christ in an act of beauty or an act of forgiveness, we move a little closer to seeing Christ Himself. Every time we stretch our arm or our heart to another, we move a little closer to seeing Christ himself.
What usually stands directly in our way are our own designs and desires and ourselves. Not all are called to live in a religious community or be a priest or deacon or a nun, but certainly we are called to the beliefs that Christ taught and we are called to living out the gospel according to the life we lead. Look around, to your left and to your right, every person is different but we are also the same in one significant way. The love of God is present to all of us and we are each called to that love in the very particular manner that makes us different from one another..
Each of us has been gifted in a certain way and using our own particular gifts is how we respond to Christ's call. Our lives and all the moments we have to share are opportunities to give back the love we have received. Like Christ our concern should be to bring a little light into the darkness of the world. In today's world, that is a a challenging task, for there is so much darkness present. All we have to do is look around and see the obscenity of homelessness and poverty side-by-side with wealth. You know, the other day I read a startling fact – that the 85 richest people in the world own more than 50% of the rest of humanity. Perhaps that was part of the motivation behind the message that Pope Francis had carried to the world elite at Davos this past week.
This does not mean that Christ's message is a failure, but simply it means we are falling short of carrying it out. As with any thing in life, it is easy to get satisfied and comfortable and say I have done all I can. Like the man who built the extra store houses, we can be the fool by looking too far ahead when as God said this very night you will die.
You know, there is a bit of uncertainty to living our faith. In loving we must remember that there is always the requirement for giving more. The more we give, the more there is to give. When have we given enough? I'm afraid only you and God can make that judgment. You are the only two who can know for sure. But what more points us out as followers of Christ is that we give more than the care and love that we have received. That is why we are called to forgive because we are quick to forgive ourselves, and so we should just as quickly forgive others. What love can there be if there is any ill will present? So today we are again called to repent and to once again answer Christ's call.
This Sunday's Gospel invites us to remember that our personal vocation is founded on God's original and absolutely free choice. His invitation towards us is an invitation to make a final decision to let Him conquer or re-conquer us to mark a turning point in our lives.
Let us ask the Lord, for us and the whole Church, for the gift of a true conversion of our hearts enabling us to receive Christ as the only Light to follow. For it is Christ who is the only one that really dispels the darkness within and around us.


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Because I know you're all wondering. The title has been changed, as it often is in translated versions; the new title means "The Unexpected Visitor," which given the story is accurate enough. I'm told that this version of the book is scheduled for January 2012. Excellent.
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B. Durbin
There's a certain dignity to the Fuzzy that I like.
Captain Button
Better than what happened to René Barjavel:
"Le grand secret (1973) – translated as The Immortals"
That has to be some sort of milestone in spoilerifficness.
Ronald Grant
Great Artwork. I like the English better, but this is great.
I think HBP would be happy about your spin. I read the original first, then read yours. A great couple days of reading.
Dave Branson
Very nice. It must be exciting to see so many artists' interpretations of your work as all the publishers have covers designed for your books.
crotchetyoldfan
I had to laugh when I saw the title of your post. It came across as either one of those fancy drinks people spend to much money on in bars, or as a nickname for a bizarre sex act that will thankfully not be described here.
So John, if a "Fuzzy Nation" were a drink – what would it be?
You're asking a guy who doesn't drink alcohol?
Marc Moskowitz
Peach Schnapps, Lime, Cola, and Bacardi 151. Must be slowed down to avoid becoming unintelligible to humans.
Damian Morris
I personally like the Spanish cover better. The book looks interesting and I am excited to read it.
Do publishers in different countries that share a language (say Spain and Mexico) use the same translation, or do the publishers usually get their own translations?
The rights are generally sold for the language, not specific territories (excluding English rights).
Robin Raianiemi
The little, fuzzy alien looks like a furry version of Astro Boy. I'm liking it.
Was waiting to see if anyone else thought that.
lockagan
Why do they change the cover art for other countries? Just curious.
I read the last word of the title as "in Esperanto"… like do they really need to specify the language on the cover?
Lockagan:
Because a) they don't own the art for the US version, b) they want to localize it for their audiences.
Shawn T
"Unexpected Visitor."
I seem to recall that as on old timey way of saying "pregnant."
Justin Helmer
I can only hope that Paul and Storm are working on a Spanish language version of "Fuzzy Man" at this moment. I think the music style lends itself to a romance language interpretation.
Kevin B
I personally dislike it when the titles of foreign novels get changed by our local translators/publishers. Especially when directly translating the original title is a perfectly viable option.
For instance The lord of the rings has 'In de ban van de ring' as title in Dutch which literally translates to: 'Under the spell of the ring', which is a valid enough title I suppose, but the direct translation of 'The lord of the rings', 'De heer van de ringen' works perfectly fine, so there really was no need to go change it.
They did something far more weird with Goodkind's Sword of Truth series. They named the whole series 'De wetten van de magie', translating too 'The laws of magic'. They then named the first book 'Het zwaard van de waarheid' which means 'The sword of truth'. I never saw the sense in that.
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Not bad but you know what it needs? A space ship shooting lasers
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Well Done to Suraj Samant (Hindu Council UK's Representative Member responsible for youth development).
Suraj appeared on BBC One's Big Question Show on Sunday morning and said: 'Britain is no longer the global player in the world that it once was. We should not cease trade with our ally Israel. No one has questioned our trading of weapons with Saudi Arabia, the UAE, and Pakistan'.
Over the last couple of years – Suraj has actively worked on behalf of Hindu Council UK, to increase the quality, quantity and diversity of opportunities for young people as leaders of change in the community and help young people fulfil their roles in an increasingly complex world. Suraj combines creativity and entrepreneurship to tackle major social needs. He works on many different levels to achieve positive social change – including advocacy, research, and policy influence and has represented the organisation not only in Interfaith forums in the UK but also across the world.
The Hindu Council UK continues to bring young Hindus to the forefront in order to create our future leaders and help them enliven their imaginations and boost their skills and confidence, and inspire them to continue their journey throughout their lives. Hindu Council UK strongly believe that if we invest in young Hindus as leaders, those young people will invest in other young people in order to develop their knowledge, skills, qualities, values and experience that will enable them to effect positive change whether it is at the level of their family, among their peers, in the community or the wider society.
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Should we allow metaphysical explanations as a possibility in scientific inquiry? [closed]
For example,suppose that the universe was in fact created by a supernatural god as told in some religions. Suppose for the moment that this scenario is the true one. Now, Rejecting the possibility that supernatural explanations are true will lead science to a wrong conclusion about the origin of the universe.
So, adapting a materialistic philosophy can make science deviating from truth. In this case we have two possibilities, the first is to say that the aim of science is not to discover the true nature of things but that it gives us just a possible materialistic model of how things work. The other is to allow the room of metaphysical explanations.
We can give similar scenarios in Biology say in the origin of life or origin of mind and Consciousness.
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How should the scientific method be treated? Is it a mean towards objective truth? or just a materialistic model-builder? Is it necessary that the scientific method exclude supernatural explanations?
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Maybe it's just the current wording, but the last paragraph reads like it's fishing for policy opinions about what we should do about the relationship between science and metaphysics. Please try to keep the question focused on a question about philosophy rather than just one that involves philosophy. – virmaior Jun 5 '16 at 23:36
@virmaior, I've changed it, If the changes still are not precises enough, tell me to try again. – Fawzy Hegab Jun 6 '16 at 0:51
Now it seems really broad. Also, it's still asking us to just offer our opinions. On what basis should we decide if it is a mean towards objective truth or materialistic model builder? / If on the other hand you referenced a specific thinker in philosophy of science or a scientist that likes to pontificate philosophically then one could answer whether that thinker takes it to be one of those things. – virmaior Jun 6 '16 at 1:10
Your question operates with some weighty terms like metaphysics, materialism, supernatural explanation, true explanation.
I would not equate science with materialism: Since the time of Faraday physics successfully operates with the field concept. And at least since the beginning of the 20th century we know that fields can propagate through empty space, in particular through space without masses.
I would characterize the position of science concerning supernatural phenomena as follows: Science does not accept supernatural argumentation as scientific explanation. Notably science does not operate with the concept of miracles.
Always phenomena exist which science - yet - cannot explain. Today the question about the origin of our world is an example. Here science has to refrain from premature answers and has to leave open the question for further research.
In my opionin so called "supernatural" explanations are no explanations at all. They are just ad-hoc answers. Of course the content of these answers could be true. But there lacks any general and accepted theory from which such answer could be derived. Moreover, in general the proposed supernatural answer cannot be tested. These two arguments speak against supernatural explanations.
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BALTIMORE — Remember these Titans, upset kings extraordinaire.
Even if they don't win another game in these playoffs, the Tennessee Titans have done more than enough to rank as one of the top giant killers in NFL post-season history.
The upstarts are now just one win from a Super Bowl berth, for a bunch of reasons, but in large part because of the insanely great play of their dominating monster of a running back, Derrick Henry.
He's gaining yards on the ground like no one in NFL playoff annals after two games, with 372 yards.
A fourth-year player out of the University of Alabama, Henry stands 6-foot-3, weighs 247 pounds and possesses upper-body muscles so chiselled and large you'd swear in person he must be a tight end or defensive end.
But, by gosh, was Henry born to run. He never has looked better than in this month's huge upset wins.
First, a week ago Saturday as Tennessee knocked off the New England Patriots — the defending Super Bowl champions — in the first round, and on their own turf no less, 20-13. Henry set a new Titans playoff record with 182 yards.
That record lasted exactly seven days.
On Saturday night here at M&T Bank Stadium, as the Titans eliminated the Baltimore Ravens — the NFL's No. 1 team during the regular season (14-2) that hadn't lost since September — Henry ran for 190 yards, with 134 coming in an eye-popping second half.
Only one NFL running back since 1950 — Freeman McNeil of the New York Jets, with 202 at Cincinnati in 1983 — has rushed for more yards on the road than Henry's two Saturday-night specials this month.
Henry furthermore on Saturday night became the first running back in NFL history ever to rush for 180-plus yards in three consecutive games, dating back to the final regular-season game in Houston.
"I am happy we won," Henry said. "Stats and all that is good, but we got the win, and we are advancing. That is the most important thing."
Saturday's AFC divisional playoff game wasn't even close. The Titans had at least a two-score lead for much of the game, winning 28-12.
Next up for the Titans? The AFC championship game next Sunday, on the road again — either at Kansas City against the Chiefs, or at Houston against the Texans (3:05 p.m. EST, CTV via CBS).
The winner faces the NFC champion in Super Bowl LIV on Feb. 2 in Miami.
One of the oldest clichés in sport says you can throw out the regular-season records come playoff time. Because it's not a matter of how you played on average over the previous 4-6 months, but only how you're playing lately.
And the Titans lately have been rather good. They might have opened 2-4, but they finished the regular season winning 7-of-10, and are now a stunning 2-0 in the post-season.
It's the most impressive showing by a wild-card playoff team since the NFC wild-card New York Giants went all the way following the 2007 season.
Titans head coach Mike Vrabel said he doesn't pay much attention to "underdog" labels.
"It's pro football. Everybody gets paid. Everybody has a job to do. We knew we were going to get on a plane a couple of weeks ago, and as long as we kept winning, we are going to keep getting on that plane. The same thing this week.
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Naaman, Commander of the Syrian army, had made the long trek to Samaria at the approval of his king. A man of valor, Naaman was instrumental in several successful raids against Israel. Albeit, the one thing he was unable to conquer was the leprosy that was slowly eating away at his flesh. Hearing of a prophet named Elisha from a young Jewish slave girl, faith rose within him that the God of Israel could heal him. But now, instead of receiving his healing in the manner and flair that he had envisioned, Naaman was storming off in a rage.
"Wait, my father!" pleaded his servants as they ran to catch up with him. "If the prophet had told you do something great, would you not have done it? How much more then, when he says to you, 'Wash, and be clean?"' The sense of urgency could be heard in their tone.
Lowering his head, Naaman conceded that his servants were right. Pushing aside his pride, the Commander walked to the edge of the Jordan. Sighing, he reluctantly removed his tunic. Where once healthy skin covered his body, now a patchwork of dry pale skin intermittently mixed with darker healthy skin remained.
Stepping into the water, Naaman obediently dipped as instructed. One time, followed by two…three dips then four. Nothing was happening! Five dips, now six. Was the prophet right? Would he be healed? There was only one way to find out. Taking the seventh and final dip, Naaman rose up from the cover of the water. Looking down at his body, his skin was not only cleansed of all leprosy but was restored to that of a small child. Praise God!
This story of God's mercy is compelling on many levels, but I would like to focus on one aspect. In verse 11 of 2 Kings Chapter 5, Naaman makes an interesting comment. He says, "Indeed, I said to myself, 'He will surely come out to me, and stand and call on the name of the Lord his God, and wave his hand over the place, and heal the leprosy.'" Naaman was expecting Elisha to make a big deal over his presence and to perform a holy ritual worthy of his (Naaman's) religious ideology. When it did not happen the way he expected, he turned away in a rage. Fortunately, Naaman had bold people around him to talk common sense into him. Had they not been there, he would not only have missed the physical healing of his body, but the spiritual healing of a prideful soul.
How many times have you or I had a preconceived notion concerning the manner in which we thought the Lord should do something for us? When it did not happen in accordance with our ideology, did we, like Naaman, storm off in a rage spouting that God must not care?
If God is telling you to do something in a particular manner, rest assured that He is telling you for a good reason, one that will benefit you in a way you never imagined. Do not try to hold God in a box of preconceived notions, but allow Him to operate in the manner He chooses, a manner which will always be in line with His Word. Be blessed!
Thank you much. I tend to write about things I deal with personally in my life.
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The Future in Stone: Architecture as Expression of National Socialist Temporality
Wilkinson-Cruddas, Alex Philip
Working alongside Adolf Hitler, architect Albert Speer pioneered his theory of Ruinenwert, or "ruin value", which they employed in the design of monumental architectural projects. These structures were designed to evoke imagery of the Nazi's contemporary power and ideology and were created to function as lieux de mémoire ("places of memory") for subsequent generations of Aryans, providing heroic ruins for a future audience imagined as both bearers of the regime's cultural legacy and witness to its destruction. The regime itself was understood to possess the contradictory qualities of the eternal and terminal, and its architecture was to reflect this. Little attention has been given to contextualizing the architecture of temporality National Socialism within the regime's greater culture of future-mindedness. This work seeks to establish connections between existing discussions of National Socialist architectural futurity and those that explore the regime's fascination with its own future more broadly.
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How Pasek and Paul Could Score an EGOT for Adding a Hanukkah Song to 'A Christmas Story'
TheWrap Emmy magazine: "'We're definitely going to write a klezmer jazz song where you play the violin," Justin Paul remembers telling actress Ana Gasteyer
Steve Pond | August 22, 2018 @ 9:55 AM
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A version of this story about Benj Pasek and Justin Paul first appeared in the Down to the Wire issue of TheWrap's Emmy magazine.
Every since composers and songwriters Benj Pasek and Justin Paul had the formidable one-two punch of "La La Land" and "Dear Evan Hansen" in 2016, they've been on the verge of making showbiz history.
They won the Oscar for "City of Stars" from "La La Land" in February 2017, two Tonys for "Dear Evan Hansen" less than four months later, and Grammys for both soundtrack albums the following January.
In less than 12 months, they completed three of the four legs of the EGOT, lacking only an Emmy to complete that Emmy-Grammy-Oscar-Tony grand slam. And with their 2018 Emmy nomination for the song "In the Market for a Miracle" from the live broadcast of their 2012 musical "A Christmas Story," the 33-year-old University of Michigan graduates could become both the youngest EGOT winners in history and by far the fastest to complete all four legs.
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(Robert Lopez is currently the youngest, winning his EGOT at the age of 39, and the fastest, winning all four awards in a 10-year span that will seem positively glacial if Pasek and Paul pull it off in less than 19 months.)
When they began to work on the TV version of "A Christmas Story," which is based on their Broadway adaptation of the 1983 film, Pasek and Paul knew they wanted to add new material to their original stage show.
"That was always part of the conversation," said Paul. "We were interested in what could we do to make it feel fresh and new, distinguishing it from the Broadway show. And very early on the idea came about to incorporate what every great Christmas musical needs, which was a Hanukkah song."
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"In the Market for a Miracle" is a sprightly little ditty about being Jewish at Christmas, inspired by the fact that the original film features a family named Schwartz in the fictional town of Hohman, Indiana.
"With the name Schwartz, we figured they probably weren't celebrating Christmas," Pasek said. "So what would they do? They'd go to a Chinese restaurant, because those are the only ones that are open."
"We were thinking about how to expand the characters in the spirit of inclusion," Paul added. "Everybody at this time of year is hoping for that great present, hoping for a miracle. And we said, 'There's no reason we shouldn't have a Hanukkah number that can help tell that side of the story.'"
Also Read: 'A Christmas Story Live' Review Roundup: Fox's TV Musical 'Shoots Its Own Eye Out'
Added Pasek, "One of the reasons why the source material is so popular for so many people is that the memories you remember are when the turkey burns, when things go haywire — those are the best family moments. We wanted to say that everyone of every faith has that family dynamic."
They tinkered with the song for a while, unsure of the right musical approach until lead actress Ana Gasteyer told them that she does a "klezmer jazz" song and plays the violin in her nightclub act. At that point, Paul said, they knew the approach they'd take: "We didn't really know what klezmer jazz is, but we said, 'We're definitely going to write a klezmer jazz song where you play the violin.'"
Their song, "In the Market for a Miracle," is up against others from "Big Mouth," "The Good Fight," "Saturday Night Live," the Steve Martin and Martin Short special and the documentary "If You're Not in the Obit, Eat Breakfast."
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And they're competing on a show that could become the biggest night for EGOTs in history, because three of the producers of "Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert" — John Legend, Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice — could also complete their EGOTs if that show wins in the Outstanding Variety Special (Live) category.
In fact, the bulk of the EGOT spotlight this awards season has been squarely aimed at Legend and his "Superstar" colleagues, which suits Pasek and Paul just fine. "There's no way of avoiding it, but it's fun that we're not the main story this year," said Paul, who with Pasek also wrote the songs for the hit movie "The Greatest Showman" last year. "Some of our heroes, like Andrew and Tim, could also get it.
"And it represents that people are interested in and hungry for and excited about musicals on film, on TV and on Broadway. Those are all exciting, robust, inspired art forms now, and that hasn't always felt like it's been the case."
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Essentially, there is a rule in the CSS stylesheet (the file defining the layout and formatting of the page) that turns certain text white (in spite of the white background). This rule's selector appears to apply to paragraphs in the rich text editor when it is created from the "edit post" function as opposed to replying.
Use the HTML editor. Which can be a pain, but it is unaffected.
Selecting text, making the white text visible against the highlight. Temporarily, of course. This is the most obvious solution, but a last resort in terms of usability.
Converting text to a bulleted list, causing the selector of the problematic CSS rule to no longer apply to it.
This small script, which overrides the rule in question.
A more extensive version which also fixes many other aspects of the interface CSS, but may break things it if any interface changes occur.
You need a compatible userscript manager (see below) for this to work. Otherwise, for a private computer, this is ideal. After setting up the userscripts manager, click the above link to install the script. You may need to enable the script following installation.
Or the latter as a bookmarklet if you so desire (don't click it here, add this link to your bookmarks and run it on the forum page).
Greasemonkey works (available for Firefox and for SeaMonkey).
Tampermonkey can run the scripts in Chromium (hence Google Chrome) and UC Browser; this claims to also work for Edge, Safari, Firefox, Opera Next, and Dolphin, although I haven't tested it with those ones.
This compatibility script provides an implementation of GM_addStyle for Opera, apparently allowing that script to be used with that browser's built-in userscript manager (although I haven't personally tested this, I am so informed).
Chrome (certain versions at any rate) may also support installing user-scripts as extensions. Further info. I have not tested this.
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A 'War' For Medical Supplies: States Say FEMA Wins By Poaching Orders
By Joel Rose • Apr 15, 2020
Vice President Mike Pence speaks as he leads a video teleconference with governors about the coronavirus, during a trip to FEMA on March 23. the Federal Emergency Management Agency is keeping a tight grip on critical medical supplies leaving the country – and coming in from overseas. This has frustrated states who are in need of masks, gowns, ventilators and other medical supplies.
Originally published on April 15, 2020 5:33 pm
As the number of coronavirus cases surged in Massachusetts, nurses at a hospital in Milford were desperate. They held up cardboard signs outside the hospital asking for donations of protective gear to wear while treating infected patients.
William Touhey Jr. thought he could help. Touhey is the fire chief and emergency management director in this small town outside of Boston. He did some legwork, and placed an order for 30,000 protective gowns from overseas.
"We were hearing good things that it was coming," Touhey said.
Then he got a phone call from the distributor last week.
"The order had been redirected, as they put it, from us to FEMA," Touhey said. "It's just the way times are right now, where everybody's fighting for a very limited supply of material."
State and local officials are caught up in a fierce global competition for masks, gowns, ventilators and other medical supplies. The White House has told them not to rely on the federal government because it's just a "backup," and to find their own gear.
At the same time, the Federal Emergency Management Agency is keeping a tight grip on critical medical supplies leaving the country – and coming in from overseas. This new system is disrupting an emergency supply chain that's been in place for decades.
And now governors, hospitals and local officials say the federal government is big-footing them by poaching the supplies they ordered.
"We had a good lead with a manufacturer on vents, and they got swept up by FEMA, so we're not getting them," Colorado Governor Jared Polis, a Democrat, in an interview with CNN this month.
Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker, a Republican, says his state placed an order for millions of N-95 respirator masks — but never got them. "We had our 3 million masks that we had ordered ... confiscated in the port in New York," Baker said at a press conference this month.
After federal officials took those masks, Baker says Massachusetts scrambled to arrange a new shipment from China. But this time, state officials used a private plane that belongs to the New England Patriots.
So where did that first order of masks end up?
"I don't have any specific information on that," said Captain W. Russell Webster, who is in charge of FEMA's coronavirus response in New England, in an interview with member station WBUR.
While he can't explain what happened to those masks, Webster said that FEMA is distributing critical medical supplies from the national stockpile based on need.
"There is a priority of distribution based on health care workers and other first-line people involved in the COVID-19 response," Webster said.
But state and local officials say they're baffled. They don't understand how distribution decisions are made. And they don't understand why FEMA is taking some of the supplies they'd already ordered.
We asked FEMA headquarters in Washington about that. In a written statement, a spokesman said FEMA does not seize or commandeer supplies that are already inside the United States. But the spokesman said that a supplier might decide to "cancel on a state contract in favor of [a] federal one."
"FEMA rightfully can say we didn't grab it from them. We just simply outbid them," said Juliette Kayyem, who teaches at the Harvard Kennedy School. "And that's clearly what's happening."
During the Obama administration, Kayyem was an assistant secretary at the Department of Homeland Security, where it was her job to coordinate the federal and local response to disasters. She's also baffled by the Trump administration's coronavirus response.
"This White House thinks everyone before them was stupid," Kayyem said.
Until now, Kayyem says, the playbook has been that federal, state and local officials should all be pulling in the same direction. But not anymore.
"For decades, we have worked disasters the same way. The locals execute, the states coordinate and the feds support," Kayyem said. "The federal government under Donald Trump has decided it is going to essentially go to war, create a parallel response apparatus, and it's winning. That's the problem."
The federal government is winning the chaotic competition for scarce protective equipment, Kayyem says, and in the process it's driving up the price of those supplies for everybody. And leaving states and hospitals even more desperate to find what they need.
FEMA's keeping a tight grip on critical medical supplies leaving the country and coming in from overseas. This new system is disrupting an emergency supply chain that's been in place for decades. And it's upsetting governors, hospitals and local officials who say the federal government is bigfooting them. NPR's Joel Rose reports.
JOEL ROSE, BYLINE: As the number of coronavirus cases surged in Massachusetts, nurses at a hospital in Milford were desperate. They held up cardboard signs outside the hospital asking for donations of protective gear they could use to treat infected patients. William Touhey Jr. thought he could help. He's the fire chief and emergency management director in this small town outside of Boston.
WILLIAM TOUHEY JR: The order had been placed. We were hearing good things, that it was coming.
ROSE: Touhey ordered 30,000 protective gowns from overseas. But then he got a phone call from the distributor.
TOUHEY: The order had been redirected, as they put it, from us to FEMA, and that was done over in China. What it sounds like is everybody is looking for the same things. We just kind of got cut off.
ROSE: You don't sound as mad as I thought you would.
TOUHEY: (Laughter) You know, I don't like it. I'd like to be able to take care of my local hospital.
ROSE: Other state and local officials aren't so gracious. They're furious about being caught up in a fierce global competition for masks, gowns, ventilators and other medical supplies. The White House has told them not to rely on the federal government because it's just a, quote, "backup" and to find their own gear. Now some of those officials say FEMA, the Federal Emergency Management Agency, is poaching the supplies they ordered.
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JARED POLIS: We had a good lead with the manufacturer on vents, and they got swiped up by FEMA, so we're not getting them.
ANDY BESHEAR: Virtually every order that we and that any other state is putting in is getting bought out by the federal government.
CHARLIE BAKER: We had our 3 million masks that we had ordered confiscated in the Port of New York.
ROSE: Those are Democratic governors Jared Polis of Colorado and Andy Beshear of Kentucky, followed by Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker, a Republican. After federal officials took those 3 million masks, Baker says the state scrambled to arrange a new shipment from China. This time, they used a private plane that belongs to the New England Patriots. So where did that first order of masks end up?
RUSSELL WEBSTER: I don't have any specific information on that.
ROSE: Captain Russ Webster is in charge of FEMA's coronavirus response in New England. While he can't explain what happened to those masks, he did tell member station WBUR that FEMA is distributing critical medical supplies from the national stockpile based on need.
WEBSTER: There is a priority of distribution based on health care workers and other first-line people involved in the COVID-19 response.
ROSE: But state and local officials say they're baffled. They don't understand how distribution decisions are made, and they don't understand why FEMA is taking some of the supplies they'd already ordered. We asked FEMA headquarters in Washington about that. In a written statement, a spokesman said FEMA does not seize or commandeer supplies that are already inside the United States. But FEMA says a supplier might decide to, quote, "cancel on a state contract in favor of a federal one."
JULIETTE KAYYEM: FEMA rightfully can say we didn't grab it from them. We just simply outbid them. And that's clearly what's happening.
ROSE: Juliette Kayyem teaches at Harvard's Kennedy School. During the Obama administration, she was an assistant secretary at the Department of Homeland Security where it was her job to coordinate the federal and local response to disasters. Kayyem is also baffled by the Trump administration's coronavirus response.
KAYYEM: This White House thinks everyone before them was stupid.
ROSE: Until now, Kayyem says the playbook has been that federal, state and local officials should all be pulling in the same direction.
KAYYEM: For decades, we have worked disasters the same way. The locals execute, the states coordinate and the feds support. The federal government under Donald Trump has decided it is going to essentially go to war, create a parallel response apparatus and it's winning. That's the problem.
ROSE: What the federal government is winning is this chaotic competition for scarce protective equipment. In the process, Kayyem says, it's driving up the price of those supplies for everybody and leaving states and hospitals even more desperate to find what they need.
Joel Rose, NPR News.
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Justia Dockets & Filings Ninth Circuit California Southern District Rojas v. Dumains et al Filing 4
Rojas v. Dumains et al
Filing 4
ORDER granting 2 Motion for Leave to Proceed in forma pauperis. The Secretary CDCR, or his designee, is ordered to collect from prison trust account the $350 balance of the filing fee owed in this case by collecting monthly payments from the trust account in an amount equal to 20% of the preceding month income credited to the account and forward payments to the Clerk of the Court each time the amount in the account exceeds $10 in accordance with 28 USC 1915(b)(2). (Order electronically transmitted to Secretary of CDCR) (Copy served on Secretary) (Blank copy of Complaint sent to Plaintiff). Signed by Judge Cathy Ann Bencivengo on 8/14/2017. (All non-registered users served via U.S. Mail Service)(jjg)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 CESAR ROJAS, Case No.: 3:17-cv-1432-CAB-MDD Plaintiff, 12 13 v. 14 ORDER: (1) GRANTING MOTION TO PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS PURSUANT TO 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a); AND(2) SUA SPONTE DISMISSING CIVIL ACTION PURSUANT TO 28 U.S.C. §§ 1915(e)(2) & 1915A(b) BONNIE DUMANIS; SOUTH BAY SUPERIOR COURT; DISTRICT ATTORNEY, 15 16 Defendant. 17 18 19 Cesar Armando Rojas ("Plaintiff"), a state inmate currently incarcerated at Mule 20 Creek State Prison, has filed a civil rights complaint ("Compl.") pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 21 § 1983. (ECF No. 1.) Plaintiff has not paid the civil filing fees required by 28 U.S.C. 22 § 1914(a) to commence a civil action; instead he has filed a Motion to Proceed In Forma 23 Pauperis ("IFP") pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a). (ECF No. 2.) 24 I. 25 Motion to Proceed IFP All parties instituting any civil action, suit or proceeding in a district court of the 26 United States must pay a filing fee. See 28 U.S.C. § 1914(a). An action may proceed 27 despite a plaintiff's failure to prepay the entire fee only if he is granted leave to proceed 28 IFP pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a). Rodriguez v. Cook, 169 F.3d 1176, 1177 (9th Cir. 1 3:17-cv-1432-CAB-MDD 1 1999). However, if the plaintiff is a prisoner, as Plaintiff is here, even if he is granted 2 leave to proceed IFP, he remains obligated to pay the full entire fee in "increments," see 3 Williams v. Paramo, 775 F.3d 1182, 1185 (9th Cir. 2015), regardless of whether his 4 action is ultimately dismissed. See 28 U.S.C. § 1915(b)(1) & (2). 5 Under 28 U.S.C. § 1915, as amended by the Prison Litigation Reform Act 6 ("PLRA"), prisoners seeking leave to proceed IFP must submit a "certified copy of the 7 trust fund account statement (or institutional equivalent) for the . . . six-month period 8 immediately preceding the filing of the complaint." 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(2); Andrews v. 9 King, 398 F.3d 1113, 1119 (9th Cir. 2005). From the certified trust account statement, 10 the Court assesses an initial payment of 20 percent of (a) the average monthly deposits in 11 the account for the past six months, or (b) the average monthly balance in the account for 12 the past six months, whichever is greater, unless the prisoner has no assets. See 28 13 U.S.C. § 1915(b)(1); 28 U.S.C. § 1915(b)(4). The institution having custody of the 14 prisoner then collects subsequent payments, assessed at 20 percent of the preceding 15 month's income, in any month in which the prisoner's account exceeds $10, and forwards 16 those payments to the Court until the entire filing fee is paid. See 28 U.S.C. 17 § 1915(b)(2). 18 In support of his IFP Motion, Plaintiff has submitted a certified copy of his inmate 19 trust account statement and activity for the six-month period prior to the filing of his 20 Complaint as required by 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(2) and S.D. Cal. CivLR 3.2. The 21 statement shows Plaintiff has $0.02 in available funds to his credit at the time of filing. 22 The Court GRANTS Plaintiff's Motion to Proceed IFP. Because Plaintiff has insufficient 23 funds to pay a partial filing fee, the Court assesses no initial partial filing fee per 28 24 U.S.C. § 1915(b)(1). See 28 U.S.C. § 1915(b)(4) (providing that "[i]n no event shall a 25 prisoner be prohibited from bringing a civil action or appealing a civil action or criminal 26 judgment for the reason that the prisoner has no assets and no means by which to pay the 27 initial partial filing fee."); Taylor v. Delatoore, 281 F.3d 844, 850 (9th Cir. 2002) (finding 28 that 28 U.S.C. § 1915(b)(4) acts as a "safety-valve" preventing dismissal of a prisoner's 2 3:17-cv-1432-CAB-MDD 1 IFP case based solely on a "failure to pay . . . due to the lack of funds available to him 2 when payment is ordered.") However, the entire $350 balance of the filing fees due for 3 this case must be collected by the CDCR and forwarded to the Clerk of the Court 4 pursuant to the installment payment provisions set forth in 28 U.S.C. § 1915(b)(1). 5 II. 6 Sua Sponte Screening per 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2) and § 1915A "The Court shall review, before docketing, if feasible or, in any event, as soon as 7 practicable after docketing," complaints filed by all persons proceeding IFP, and by 8 those, like Plaintiff, who are "incarcerated or detained in any facility [and] accused of, 9 sentenced for, or adjudicated delinquent for, violations of criminal law or the terms or 10 conditions of parole, probation, pretrial release, or diversionary program." See 28 U.S.C. 11 §§ 1915(e)(2) and 1915A(b). The Court must sua sponte dismiss complaints, or any 12 portions thereof, which are frivolous, malicious, fail to state a claim, or which seek 13 damages from defendants who are immune. See 28 U.S.C. §§ 1915(e)(2)(B) and 1915A; 14 Lopez v. Smith, 203 F.3d 1122, 1126-27 (9th Cir. 2000) (en banc). 15 "Section 1983 creates a private right of action against individuals who, acting 16 under color of state law, violate federal constitutional or statutory rights." Devereaux v. 17 Abbey, 263 F.3d 1070, 1074 (9th Cir. 2001). Section 1983 "is not itself a source of 18 substantive rights, but merely provides a method for vindicating federal rights elsewhere 19 conferred." Graham v. Connor, 490 U.S. 386, 393-94 (1989) (internal quotation marks 20 and citations omitted). "To establish § 1983 liability, a plaintiff must show both (1) 21 deprivation of a right secured by the Constitution and laws of the United States, and (2) 22 that the deprivation was committed by a person acting under color of state law." Tsao v. 23 Desert Palace, Inc., 698 F.3d 1128, 1138 (9th Cir. 2012). Plaintiff's allegations 24 A. 25 Plaintiff's claims are far from clear but he appears to allege that he was engaged in 26 criminal proceedings in San Diego Superior Court from 2013 to 2014. (See Compl. at 3.) 27 Plaintiff claims Bonnie Dumanis, the District Attorney for the County of San Diego, 28 caused his bail to be increased and committed perjury. (Id. at 2-3.) It is not entirely 3 3:17-cv-1432-CAB-MDD 1 clear, but is appears that Plaintiff is claiming that he is serving a longer sentence 2 following his conviction because he claims Defendant Dumanis lied about how many 3 prior criminal convictions he has on his record. (Id. at 2-4.) 4 Plaintiff also indicates that he is "suing public defender" because he claims the 5 Deputy Public Defender assigned to his criminal matter "lied" to him and as a result, 6 Plaintiff must serve a longer prison sentence. (Id. at 4.) Plaintiff seeks monetary 7 damages and "my freedom in life working, eating, having fun." (Id. at 7.) 8 B. 9 As an initial matter the Court finds that Plaintiff's claims for monetary damages Heck v. Humphrey 10 are barred by the doctrine announced in Heck v. Humphry, 512 U.S. 477, 486-87 (1994), 11 where the Supreme Court stated: 12 13 14 15 16 17 "We hold that in order to recover damages for allegedly unconstitutional conviction or imprisonment, or for other harm caused by actions whose unlawfulness would render a conviction or sentence invalid, a § 1983 plaintiff must prove that the conviction or sentence has been reversed on direct appeal, expunged by executive order, declared invalid by a state tribunal authorized to make such determination, or called into question by a federal court's issuance of a writ of habeas corpus, 28 U.S.C. § 2254. A claim for damages bearing that relationship to a conviction or sentence that has not been so invalidated is not cognizable under § 1983." 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Id. at 486-87. "Suits challenging the validity of the prisoner's continued incarceration lie within 'the heart of habeas corpus,' whereas 'a § 1983 action is a proper remedy for a state prisoner who is making a constitutional challenge to the conditions of his prison life, but not to the fact or length of his custody.'" Ramirez v. Galaza, 334 F.3d 850, 856 (9th Cir. 2003), quoting Preiser v. Rodriguez, 411 U.S. 475, 489-99 (1973) (holding that a writ of habeas corpus is "explicitly and historically designed" to provide a state prisoner with the "exclusive" means to "attack the validity of his confinement" in federal court). Because Plaintiff seeks relief based on a conviction arising from the alleged perjury, his claims amount to an attack on the validity of his underlying criminal 4 3:17-cv-1432-CAB-MDD 1 conviction, and are not addressable under § 1983, unless his conviction has already been 2 invalidated. Heck, 512 U.S. at 486-87; Ramirez, 334 F.3d at 855-56 ("Absent such a 3 showing, '[e]ven a prisoner who has fully exhausted available state remedies has no 4 cause of action under § 1983 . . . .'"), quoting Heck, 512 U.S. at 489. Plaintiff alleges the 5 District Attorney and his Deputy Public Defender committed perjury which resulted in a 6 longer prison sentence. (See Compl. at 3-5.) Such claims "necessarily imply the 7 invalidity" of his criminal conviction and continued incarceration. Heck, 512 U.S. at 487. 8 In other words, were Plaintiff to succeed, an award of damages would "necessarily imply 9 the invalidity" of his conviction and/or sentence. Id., 512 U.S. at 487; see also Guerrero 10 v. Gates, 442 F.3d 697, 701 (9th Cir. 2006) (finding § 1983 action stemming from 11 allegations of wrongful arrest, malicious prosecution, and a general conspiracy of "bad 12 behavior" among officials in connection with the plaintiff's arrest, prosecution, and 13 incarceration barred by Heck). 14 C. 15 In addition, to state a claim under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against his defense counsel, State Action 16 Plaintiff must also allege that his defense counsel acted "under color of state law" to 17 deprive him of a right secured by the Constitution or laws of the United States. West v. 18 Atkins, 487 U.S. 42, 48 (1988). A person "acts under color of state law [for purposes of 19 § 1983] only when exercising power 'possessed by virtue of state law and made possible 20 only because the wrongdoer is clothed with the authority of state law.'" Polk County v. 21 Dodson, 454 U.S. 312, 317-18 (1981), quoting United States v. Classic, 313 U.S. 299, 22 326 (1941). Attorneys who represent criminal defendants generally do not act under 23 color of state law because representing a client "is essentially a private function . . . for 24 which state office and authority are not needed." Dodson, 454 U.S. at 319; United States 25 v. De Gross, 960 F.2d 1433, 1442 n.12 (9th Cir. 1992). When attorneys perform as 26 advocates, i.e., meet with clients, investigate possible defenses, present evidence at trial, 27 or make arguments to a judge or jury, they do not act under color of state law for section 28 1983 purposes. See Georgia v. McCollum, 505 U.S. 42, 53 (1992); Dodson, 454 U.S. at 5 3:17-cv-1432-CAB-MDD 1 320-25; Miranda v. Clark County, 319 F.3d 465, 468 (9th Cir. 2003) (en banc) (finding 2 that public defender was not a state actor subject to suit under § 1983 because, so long as 3 she performs a traditional role of an attorney for a client, "h[er] function," no matter how 4 ineffective, is "to represent h[er] client, not the interests of the state or county.") 5 D. 6 Finally, to the extent Plaintiff seeks damages against an unnamed San Diego Judicial and Prosecutorial Immunity 7 Superior Court Judge or Defendant Dumanis for either presiding over his criminal 8 proceedings or prosecuting his criminal matter, his claims are legally frivolous, for 9 "[j]udges are absolutely immune from damage liability for acts performed in their official 10 capacities." Ashelman v. Pope, 793 F.2d 1072, 1075 (9th Cir. 1986). As a prosecutor, 11 Bonnie Dumanis is likewise entitled to absolute prosecutorial immunity. Id. at 1076 12 ("Where a prosecutor acts as an advocate 'in initiating a prosecution and in presenting the 13 state's case,' absolute immunity applies." (quoting Imbler v. Pachtman, 424 U.S. 409, 14 431 (1976)); see also Lacey v. Maricopa Cnty., 693 F.3d 896, 912 (9th Cir. 2012) 15 ("Prosecutors performing their official prosecutorial functions are entitled to absolute 16 immunity against constitutional torts."). 17 E. 18 Thus, for all these reasons, the Court finds that Plaintiff's Complaint must be Conclusion 19 dismissed sua sponte because it fails to state a claim and for seeking monetary damages 20 against immune defendants. See 28 U.S.C. §§ 1915(e)(2)(B) and 1915A; Lopez, 203 21 F.3d at 1126-27. Because Plaintiff is proceeding without counsel, the Court has provided 22 him "notice of the deficiencies in his complaint," and will grant him an opportunity to 23 amend his Complaint. See Akhtar v. Mesa, 698 F.3d 1202, 1212 (9th Cir. 2012), citing 24 Ferdik v. Bonzelet, 963 F.2d 1258, 1261 (9th Cir. 1992). 25 III. Conclusion and Orders 26 Good cause appearing, the Court: 27 1. 28 GRANTS Plaintiff's Motion to Proceed IFP pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a) (ECF No. 2). 6 3:17-cv-1432-CAB-MDD 1 2. DIRECTS the Secretary of the CDCR, or his designee, to collect from 2 Plaintiff's prison trust account the $350 filing fee owed in this case by garnishing 3 monthly payments from his account in an amount equal to twenty percent (20%) of the 4 preceding month's income and forwarding those payments to the Clerk of the Court each 5 time the amount in the account exceeds $10 pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(b)(2). ALL 6 PAYMENTS SHALL BE CLEARLY IDENTIFIED BY THE NAME AND NUMBER 7 ASSIGNED TO THIS ACTION. 8 9 3. DIRECTS the Clerk of the Court to serve a copy of this Order on Scott Kernan, Secretary, CDCR, P.O. Box 942883, Sacramento, California, 94283-0001. 10 4. DISMISSES Plaintiff's Complaint for failing to state a claim upon which 11 relief may be granted and for seeking monetary damages against immune defendants 12 pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2) and § 1915A(b), and GRANTS him forty-five (45) 13 days leave from the date of this Order in which to file an Amended Complaint which 14 cures all the deficiencies of pleading noted. Plaintiff's Amended Complaint must be 15 complete in itself without reference to his original pleading. Defendants not named and 16 any claims not re-alleged in the Amended Complaint will be considered waived. See S.D. 17 Cal. CivLR 15.1; Hal Roach Studios, Inc. v. Richard Feiner & Co., Inc., 896 F.2d 1542, 18 1546 (9th Cir. 1989) ("[A]n amended pleading supersedes the original."); Lacey v. 19 Maricopa Cnty., 693 F.3d 896, 928 (9th Cir. 2012) (noting that claims dismissed with 20 leave to amend which are not re-alleged in an amended pleading may be "considered 21 waived if not repled."). 22 5. DIRECTS the Clerk of Court to mail to Plaintiff, together with this Order, a 23 blank copy of the Court's form "Complaint under the Civil Rights Act, 42 U.S.C. 24 ///// 25 ///// 26 ///// 27 ///// 28 ///// 7 3:17-cv-1432-CAB-MDD 1 2 3 § 1983" for his use in amending. IT IS SO ORDERED. Dated: August 14, 2017 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 8 3:17-cv-1432-CAB-MDD


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215 Arkansas schools honored with reward funds
Friday, June 12th, 2015, 4:20pm
UNDATED, Ark. (Arkansas Learns) - Being a high performing and improving school not only draws recognition and honor, it also can result in additional funding.
In the 2014-2015 school year, 215 public schools were recognized as high performing and gaining schools through the Arkansas School Recognition and Reward Program. The program recognizes the top 20 percent of schools based on academic achievement, academic growth and graduation rates.
According to the Arkansas Department of Education, "pursuant to Ark. Code Ann. §6-15-2107, the Arkansas School Recognition Program was created to provide financial awards to public schools that experience high student performance, student academic growth, and for a secondary school, high graduation rate.
Ark. Shakespeare Theater's 9th season to run in June at multiple venues
Friday, May 22nd, 2015, 2:48pm
CONWAY — Arkansas Shakespeare Theatre's ninth season of Shakespearean plays and other works that entertain, engage and enrich the community will run June 4-28 at multiple venues: the Donald W. Reynolds Performance Hall on the University of Central Arkansas campus, outside at The Village at Hendrix, in the Argenta Arts District in North Little Rock and in new venues across the state.
The season will include The Merry Wives of Windsor, The Merchant of Venice, Fiddler on the Roof and a special one-hour family adaptation of As You Like It.
The season will see the return of many favorite performers from seasons past as part of the acting company, including Dan Matisa, an eight-year veteran of AST; Paige Reynolds, Courtney Bennett, Chad Bradford, Garrett Whitehead and Jordy Neill, among others.
UCA extends in-state tuition to service members, families
Friday, May 15th, 2015, 1:20pm
CONWAY, Ark. (UCA) - The University of Central Arkansas Board of Trustees approved a resolution to allow in-state tuition to some military servicemen, veterans and their families. The resolution was approved during the board's meeting today.
Starting with the 2015-2016 academic year, military students who fall into the following categories will receive in-state tuition:
· A veteran who was discharged or released from active duty within three years before the date of enrollment
· The dependent of such a veteran
· A member of the armed forces
· The spouse of or a member of the armed forces
Renewal Ranch "Rally for Recovery"
Friday, May 8th, 2015, 1:00pm
CONWAY, Ark. (KTHV) - A Conway non-profit organization, Renewal Ranch, is hosting a 'Rally for Recovery' event inviting the community to stand against what addiction can do to our society and families.
On Friday, May 22 crowds of people will join together at the Conway Expo Center to join the fight against addiction and drug and alcohol abuse.
Rehabilitation facility Renewal Ranch is a faith based organization for adult men 21 years of age or older and is located at 75 Lake Drive in Houston, Ark. The organization includes 15 different pastors and teachers from all over central Arkansas who teach these men about the damage of addiction.
Tickets are being sold for $20 at the North Branch of First Security Bank and the Central Baptist Church in Conway. Patron tables, which include six tickets, are for sale at $250. There will be catfish and other foods being served.
Local junior golfers compete for national competition
Thursday, May 7th, 2015, 3:10pm
CONWAY, Ark. (KTHV) - The Conway Country Club plans to host a tournament for local junior golfer at the beginning of June.
The Arkansas District of Optimist International is inviting all local junior golfer to compete in the Arkansas Junior Optimist Qualifying Golf Tournament Saturday, June 6. Girls and boys ages 10 through 18 are eligible to compete.
Winners of the competition can qualify to compete in the Optimist International Junior Golf Championships at the PGA National Resort and Spa Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. in late July.
If you would like to register for the Arkansas Junior Optimist Qualifying Golf Tournament or find out more information, please call the Conway Country Club at (501) 450-9159.


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Dr Gopee
Mauritius Times | February 11, 2011 | Latest News | No Comments
Who would be wise?
'Modern definitions of wisdom are based on ancient Greek philosophy. Many of these defined elements of wisdom are also found in eastern philosophies – for example, in the Bhagavad Gita, a distillation of ancient Hindu philosophy that predates the earliest Greek philosophers by hundreds of years and in Chinese philosophies such as Taoism.'
— Journal of the American Medical Association, 13 October 2010 Throughout mankind's history we come across references to wise men, and it is not uncommon even today to have somebody or the other pointed out as a wise person. Intuitively, we feel we know what is meant by the description 'wise,' about which there seems to be general agreement. In fact, in an article entitled Wisdom – A Neuroscience Perspective by Dilip V Jeste, MD and James C Harris, MD (of the University of California) in the 13 October 2010 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), the authors observe that there are 'surprising similarities among concepts of wisdom across cultural, geographic, and temporal boundaries.'
This led them to ponder whether, given this widespread presence of the idea from ancient times and across the world, there could be a physical basis for it in the human body. To clarify, everybody assumes that thinking takes place in something called the 'mind' which they locate in the brain – in other words, the brain is the 'physical basis' for the mind. Never… mind that most people would never have seen what a brain looks like (they would probably be flabbergasted, if not plainly horrified, if they did!), let alone be able to explain any further what is the 'mind.' Many of us would remember how we used to joke about this exchange between scientists: What is mind? – it does not matter; What is matter? – never mind!
In my article of last week we took a look at how scientists are trying to find out whether a specific type of meditation practice known as 'mindfulness meditation' induces any changes in the brain – in other words, whether there is a 'physical basis' for meditation. The answer was in the affirmative, namely that mindfulness meditation does bring about observable changes in the brain which, in addition to enhancing brain capacity, may have potentially beneficial effects for the ageing brain.
Given that meditation is a mental activity, it would seem logical to seek a correlation between meditation and the brain, the seat of the mind as is not only commonly believed, but also being established as such on firmer ground by scientists through innovative techniques.
When it comes to what the authors call 'social constructs' such as wisdom, though, for long scientists themselves did not think that they were topics suitable for scientific enquiry. But based on both reasoning from first principles and following upon discoveries about brain-mind correlations, it appears that there is sufficient justification for seeking the physical basis, in the brain, that may underlie the several common elements that go into a definition of wisdom. These elements include: 'rational decision making based on general knowledge of life; prosocial behaviours involving empathy, compassion, and altruism; emotional stability; insight or self-reflection; decisiveness in the face of uncertainty; and tolerance of divergent value systems.' It is no longer odd to speak about the 'neurobiology of wisdom.'
It goes without saying that the authors proceed according to a scientific approach, so that after the 'definition and elements' part, they go on to consider:
· The brain structures which are 'associated' with wisdom, as shown up by latest techniques known as 'functional neuroimaging' and another method which consists of analysing the consequences of damage to specific parts of the brain on the behavior and other characteristics of the human subject under study;
· The relation of wisdom to intelligence;
· The possibilities of 'measurement' of wisdom by a combination of methods rather than a single one, which would be limiting;
· The relation of wisdom to age, and whether it confers any evolutionary benefit from a personal survival point of view;
· Whether, with the knowledge of what may be termed the 'pathways' of wisdom, these can be reinforced or 'induced' so as to benefit society at large: it is in the nature of scientific pursuit to start thinking of applications that may be of future use.
Each of these aspects is discussed briefly, but can definitely be elaborated upon, and will no doubt form the subject of further exploration. Some of the discussions would certainly be highly technical and of no immediate interest to the layman. But we can take up the relation between intelligence and wisdom, for example. I am sure that each of us would have an experience that confirms that possessing intelligence does not necessarily mean that one is wise. There are any number of examples of people with extraordinary intelligence who have displayed such base behavior as to make one ask, what is the use of that person being so intelligent? Hitler, for example, and in more recent times several people in the world at the head of their countries must have been very intelligent – to be there in the first place! – but were they wise? The answer is not far to seek.
Since the Bhagavad Gita is mentioned, those who wish to go deeper into the matter may wish to be guided through Chapter 2, Slokas (verses) 55 – 72, to understand more fully what are the characteristics of the human being who has attained the state of Sthita Pragna: one who is 'established in wisdom.' Such a study will be fully rewarding both for the individual as well as for those with whom he is led to interact, and by extension to the community and society at large.
It should be clear that what precedes is not exhaustive, it is merely an avant-goût of what awaits the person with a genuine desire to pursue the quest of the knowledge of one's Self. What is more remarkable is that science is now joining in the endeavour to explore this path through an understanding of the physical processes that, as we said last week, can only confirm the validity of the empirical evidence that the sages of yore have put up for our appreciation and refinement should we consciously decide to travel the road with them. For they did say that, yes, this royal road is not the preserve of anyone, but is the legacy of mankind, and whoever undertakes the journey with devotion and sincerity is bound to be successful.
What a message of hope indeed!
RN Gopee
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// The .NET Foundation licenses this file to you under the MIT license.
// See the LICENSE file in the project root for more information.

#nullable disable

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Collections.Immutable;
using Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.CSharp.Symbols;
using Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.CSharp.Test.Utilities;
using Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.EditAndContinue;
using Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.EditAndContinue.UnitTests;
using Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.Text;
using Roslyn.Test.Utilities;
using Xunit;

namespace Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.CSharp.EditAndContinue.UnitTests
{
    internal sealed class CSharpEditAndContinueTestHelpers : EditAndContinueTestHelpers
    {
        private readonly ImmutableArray<MetadataReference> _fxReferences;
        private readonly CSharpEditAndContinueAnalyzer _analyzer;

        public CSharpEditAndContinueTestHelpers(TargetFramework targetFramework, Action<SyntaxNode> faultInjector = null)
        {
            _fxReferences = TargetFrameworkUtil.GetReferences(targetFramework);
            _analyzer = new CSharpEditAndContinueAnalyzer(faultInjector);
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        internal static CSharpEditAndContinueTestHelpers CreateInstance(Action<SyntaxNode> faultInjector = null)
            => new CSharpEditAndContinueTestHelpers(TargetFramework.Mscorlib46Extended, faultInjector);

        internal static CSharpEditAndContinueTestHelpers CreateInstance40(Action<SyntaxNode> faultInjector = null)
            => new CSharpEditAndContinueTestHelpers(TargetFramework.Mscorlib40AndSystemCore, faultInjector);

        public override AbstractEditAndContinueAnalyzer Analyzer => _analyzer;

        public override Compilation CreateLibraryCompilation(string name, IEnumerable<SyntaxTree> trees)
            => CSharpCompilation.Create("New", trees, _fxReferences, TestOptions.UnsafeReleaseDll);

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Been a little quiet recently but there are some cool videos coming up. Here's a preview of a flight using two in-line motors in the same thrust vectoring mount – hot staging!
This year has probably seen the most space shot/altitude record attempts of any year since I started this website, thus it has made for an exciting year in amateur and student rocketry.
As well as these I'll highlight my most memorable events of 2018.
2018 saw three (that I am aware of) space shots and two European student and amateur altitude record attempts.
Starting with the Princeton SpaceShot team, whom in May launched their two-stage SpaceShot rocket from Spaceport America hoping to be the first student team to reach space. Unfortunately, the 2nd stage did not ignite and the rocket coasted to 50,000 ft before being successfully recovered. A second space shot is in the works, so look out for this team in 2019!
Up next was the launch of Stratos III from DARE in July, aiming to reclaim the European student altitude record. The 15 kN thrust, 8.2 m long hybrid rocket, unfortunately, disintegrated 20 seconds into flight from its launch location in Spain, an official report on the cause has yet to be released. The team never the less are powering forward with Stratos IV in full development which is expected to fly to 100 km before the end of August in 2019.
USCRPL once again tried for another space shot, Traveler III was the team's 3rd attempt and with all their experience to date looked to be the one to break the record for a student launch to space. Unfortunately, a communications protocol error led to the rocket launching without the avionics package turned on, therefore no telemetry or recovery was possible. The rocket was heard to come in ballistic and knowing the time delays along with simulations, Traveler III was predicted to have reached space. The team continues work on Traveler IV for another shot in 2019!
TU Wien Space Team launched their first attempt to break the European student altitude record and even to reach space. The Hound, the team's 2-stage rocket lifted off from the Black Rocket desert in Nevada on September 24th, hoping to smash the University of Stuttgart's current European altitude record and also reach space. Unfortunately (the word of this post) the sustainer failed to ignite due to an incorrectly wired igniter fail safe for when the rocket is on the pad, the unlit sustainer coasted to 42,650 ft before being successfully recovered along with the booster.
When this was announced it looked to be the perfect stepping stone for student and university teams' wanting to progress their liquid rocket development in what seemed like an achievable prize. It did succeed in progressing liquid rocket engine development, especially LOX/Methane but the timeline proved to short with only the UCLA Rocket Project attempting a launch for the competition.
That launch only lasted ~7 seconds before the Odyssey II rocket had a rapid disassembly mid-flight. This was pinned down to torsion on a welded fitting on the fuel tank.
For an added $50k of prize money you could attempt the competition with a LOX/Methane rocket engine, two teams pursued this and had some very successful engine tests. The SDSU Rocket Project successfully tested both a regenerative and ablative engine, Purdue SEDS had great success with their Boomie Zoomie rocket which featured an innovative coaxial tank design and ablative 1125 lbf (5004 N) engine.
Most of the teams' will be trying again for 2019, with the first launch dates scheduled for early March, hopefully, all teams' make it to the launch pad, follow here to stay on the pulse!
Voted on my Twitter poll as the best rocketry event of 2018, Joe of BPS.space does not fail to deliver.
Truly a feat of engineering, the 1/48 scale rocket featured active guidance with 3-DOF at liftoff, booster separation and an actively guided 2nd stage. The rocket demonstrated the advanced capability from the in house designed and built Signal flight computer, of which you can purchase for yourself!. Joe has a whole series of videos covering the build so I suggest you go over and check out his YouTube channel to catch up!
Keep a watch out on BPS.space for 2019, I am sure Joe has a whole bunch more epic projects in the works, for a fact I know he does!
Other notable events of 2018 included the launch of Nexo II from Copenhagen Suborbitals and the beginning of the BPM-100 rocket engine campaign that will power their manned Spica rocket to 100 km. Curt von Delius launched his 2-stage PHX4 rocket to over 200,000 ft in June, the video is worth a watch!. The MIT Rocket Team launched their Hermes 1 rocket to 32,400 ft, the entirely in-house built rocket and motor performed flawlessly. SEDS at UCSD completed their Colossus test stand and hot fired their Ignus-II 3D printed bi-propellant rocket engine.
And to round it all out I successfully tested my spark torch igniter culminating in 14 tests, a ton of data and a very happy chap.
2019 promises to be a very exciting year, with more space shot attempts from old and new teams early in the year, will 2019 be the year a student team reaches space?
Keep visiting Mach 5 Lowdown to find out and thanks for all the support for 2018!
An awesome story from Motherboard about BPS.space and Joe Barnards attempt to propulsively land a model rocket!
Video Caption: Joe Barnard left his background in videography and music production to launch his life of amateur rocketry, and he shares his DIY adventures in building rockets on his YouTube channel BPS.space.
After he saw the launch and successful landing of SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket, he knew that he wanted to do that too—so he took it upon himself to learn all he could about rocket science to get a job at SpaceX. Since then, many companies have come knocking at his door, but he's decided to keep on forging ahead with his DIY endeavors to build, launch, and land fully functional scale rockets at a fraction of the cost and time of experimenting with real rockets.
Motherboard travels to Tennessee to meet with the rocketeer leading that charge for budding DIY rocket scientists around the world.